yeah im listenin to them right now. really stoaked about seeing their show now.

indietron

02-12-2009, 06:48 PM

I love them. Super excited to see them

brycerosen

02-12-2009, 06:51 PM

Im Down

cfritz75

02-12-2009, 10:39 PM

super stoked about them being on Sunday. I didn't have a whole lot scheduled so far. I'm REALLY diggin' this.

ZackQ

02-13-2009, 09:26 AM

This will be an amazingly fun band to see. I keep forgeting they're there, and when I remember, it makes me smile.

MassiveChemicalPunk

02-13-2009, 09:45 AM

I won't miss this set for any reason. (Unless they conflict with YYYs)

Gribbz

02-13-2009, 09:52 AM

I'm way down.

MonsoonSeason

02-13-2009, 09:56 AM

I won't miss this set for any reason. (Unless they conflict with YYYs)

I doubt it.. mid-day, sahara or mojave I bet.

they're a must see for me

tessalasset

02-13-2009, 10:03 AM

super stoked about them being on Sunday. I didn't have a whole lot scheduled so far. I'm REALLY diggin' this.

see THIS is why people need to research the lineup. exactly this reason.

NoGwenPlease

02-13-2009, 10:27 AM

I think they'll be on the outdoor, semi-early around 3ish.

I'm excited to see them for sure..

JorgeC

02-13-2009, 10:36 AM

they will be even better at the Troubadour the week before Coachella.

tessalasset

02-13-2009, 10:36 AM

hell yeah they will!!!! :D

miraj

02-13-2009, 11:09 AM

LOTP and FF are my highlights so far... but I really want them to announce Sahara adds...

Botrocker

02-13-2009, 12:01 PM

I wonder if these guys are gonna play the Gobi.

Sonicifyouwantit

02-13-2009, 02:47 PM

this is the third or fourth FF thread, I've been praising these guys since I saw them at spaceland, they opened for the virgins and I have to say they were WAY better than the virgins. Saw them election night at cinespace w/dj falcon...great performance from both of them! Anyone seeing them at Troubadour in April??

weezy f baby

02-13-2009, 03:27 PM

They will be the breakout band of the festival.

your mom is the breakout band of the festival.

corbo

02-13-2009, 03:43 PM

not bad. listened to the cd this morning. they have at least 2 decent songs.

FriendlyFires!

02-13-2009, 05:00 PM

YES!!!! Friendly Fires kick some serious ass.

Fo reals!

pocket

02-13-2009, 05:27 PM

they will be even better at the Troubadour the week before Coachella.

seriously they are doing another show in la???.... that'll be like the 6th or 7th time they have already been here in a year.... i've seen them enough, cool live, but i am over it already.

true, but not to nearly the level they will after a Coachella performance...so many people still have no idea who they are

if you are in la you should have atleast heard of them, as kcrw plays the fuck out of them and they have done a ton of shows here... other states i understand not hearing of them...

tessalasset

02-14-2009, 12:01 AM

yeah theyre playing troub april 13th. i bought my ticket already.

Robototron

02-14-2009, 12:54 PM

this is the third or fourth FF thread, I've been praising these guys since I saw them at spaceland, they opened for the virgins and I have to say they were WAY better than the virgins. Saw them election night at cinespace w/dj falcon...great performance from both of them! Anyone seeing them at Troubadour in April??

I saw the Virgins last night and I can see how FF would easily upstage them. The Virgins just aren't that great live to begin with (not that they're bad, but nothing special).

Friendly Fires play NYC constantly as well. They're always on tour.

I doubt they'll play the Outdoor Stage (they're not big enough) or the Sahara (not really "dance" enough). Mojave probably.

sidsjiff

02-14-2009, 10:05 PM

bring on the cowbell!

Sonicifyouwantit

02-15-2009, 11:29 AM

I saw the Virgins last night and I can see how FF would easily upstage them. The Virgins just aren't that great live to begin with (not that they're bad, but nothing special).

Friendly Fires play NYC constantly as well. They're always on tour.

I doubt they'll play the Outdoor Stage (they're not big enough) or the Sahara (not really "dance" enough). Mojave probably.

I'd say mojave is safe bet, had better not go at noon though.

andromedarkly

02-15-2009, 03:30 PM

Seeing them in San Diego the night before the festival...can't hurt to check them out early!

Aurgasm

02-15-2009, 04:38 PM

!!!>Friendly Fires

electrocute

02-15-2009, 09:30 PM

!!! was fucking awesome in 07, but they've had some shakeups with the singers recently... Free Blood is the old singer's new project, and that would be cool, but I don't know if they have enough material yet to play.

FF is pretty enjoyable, I bet the set will be good fun.

I would also just like to point out that there seem to be a lot of double-F names lately... Friendly Fires, Fleet Foxes, Fiery Furnaces (not on lineup)... and let's not forget Franz Ferdinand (not that that's lately).

HandBanana

02-23-2009, 02:03 PM

Helping to ease the sting of the (criminal and inexplicable) omission of Foals from the lineup.

Bought the cd after I first posted on this thread a few weeks back. I will NOT be missing this set!!!

Dogvolta

03-05-2009, 08:57 AM

Um, more like a cover.

But anyways, just d/l this album from Amazon. This will be my MGMT for this year - a band I just started getting into before Coachella. Diggin it.

I thought the exact same thing when I listened to their album. I enjoy it and will definitely see them this year, but I have a feeling they are going to explode all over kroq, mtv, and starbucks any time now.

Sonicifyouwantit

03-05-2009, 02:53 PM

I'll be seeing FF at the troubadour Monday April 13th, TV on the Radio the 14th then heading out to Indio on the 15th! Filter Mag preparty the 16th!

indietron

03-05-2009, 02:57 PM

Im really excited for Friendly Fires :) Been listening to them alot lately

amyzzz

03-05-2009, 03:05 PM

I liked this band a lot when I thought they had a female singer. After listening to the other 2 songs with male vocals... not so much.

tessalasset

03-05-2009, 05:47 PM

he can't *completely* pull them off live but pretty damn close. and he's super nice to boot.

heyeric

03-18-2009, 09:26 AM

aeoroplane remix is awesome.

can't wait to see ff at coachella.
they were awesome last time i saw them.

consistingof

03-20-2009, 08:53 PM

i.want.

Sonicifyouwantit

03-21-2009, 09:59 AM

I liked this band a lot when I thought they had a female singer. After listening to the other 2 songs with male vocals... not so much.

what what WHAT??

coughcoughing

03-21-2009, 12:04 PM

I love Friendly Fires, but I think the breakout band of the festival will be LATE OF THE PIER

WhyTheLongFace

03-23-2009, 12:48 PM

Don't conflict with the kills and you got me

Rosieluvswu

03-24-2009, 11:44 AM

OHHH I love them!! I am hearing thier CD twice a week now, I seriously cant wait to see them!

unknown

03-29-2009, 11:07 AM

anyone going to their UCSD show on 4/15?

only 12 bucks :)

terrible1fi

03-30-2009, 01:57 PM

anyone going to their UCSD show on 4/15?

only 12 bucks :)

I'll be there with a few peeps

Sushov23

03-30-2009, 02:02 PM

After listening to their album more then a few times, they are up there for me now on sunday.

Gribbz

03-30-2009, 02:14 PM

Late Of the Pier and Friendly Fires are two of my must sees for sunday..

heyeric

03-30-2009, 02:17 PM

Late Of the Pier! YES!

TBrown33

03-30-2009, 02:18 PM

Late of the Pier's album is fantastic. Really, really great stuff.

Then I saw their televised SXSW performance.

I no longer like them.

Friendly Fires, however, are phenomenal all around.

Gribbz

03-30-2009, 02:22 PM

Eh, one bad show doesn't ruin the artists music for me.

TBrown33

03-30-2009, 02:25 PM

Eh, one bad show doesn't ruin the artists music for me.

It was more than just the show itself. They're just straight aggravating to watch them try to play. Plus, their live sound is waaaay more shallow than what's on the album. They were fuckin blessed to have amazing production.

I could go on, but it's just saddening to think about a band that I was so amped on to be in reality so...shitty.

heyeric

03-30-2009, 02:25 PM

Late of the Pier's album is fantastic. Really, really great stuff.

Then I saw their televised SXSW performance.

I no longer like them.

Friendly Fires, however, are phenomenal all around.

was it bad? it's sxsw though(i never expect greatness from those performances), i'm sure a performance at coachella will be a little more put together...i guess i'll just wait and see.

TBrown33

03-30-2009, 02:28 PM

was it bad? it's sxsw though(i never expect greatness from those performances), i'm sure a performance at coachella will be a little more put together...i guess i'll just wait and see.

The sound for all the sxsw broadcasts was all generally bad, granted. But yeah, it was pretty terrible past just it being a bad mix.

Gribbz

03-30-2009, 02:32 PM

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Granted the quality sucks.... but it doesn't sound that bad to me.

jgafs

04-22-2009, 04:34 PM

was I right or was I right? or am I right?

Genedefekt

04-22-2009, 04:35 PM

Totally right. I called that, too, though. :thu

malcolmjamalawesome

04-22-2009, 04:36 PM

Great, you predicted a superhyped band would be good. Gold star.

jgafs

04-22-2009, 04:41 PM

YES! Gold Star! I win!

suprefan

04-22-2009, 04:49 PM

Yeah got it right.

jgafs

04-22-2009, 04:50 PM

great pics by the way supre

heyeric

04-27-2009, 11:31 AM

Probably already said this in the thread but they were fucking amazing! I love them now, it was my first time seeing them live and I had been listening to them for about a year prior, they totally locked me in. I can't wait for a new album!

tessalasset

04-27-2009, 02:30 PM

yes they were awesome of course. they needed a bigger tent and a later time slot.

Gribbz

04-27-2009, 02:46 PM

One of my favorite sets of the weekend.

wewantmuse

04-27-2009, 06:41 PM

and then all the musical elitists will turn on them once they gain some popularity.

Sonicifyouwantit

04-28-2009, 10:07 AM

they already have gained popularity.

indietron

04-28-2009, 10:12 AM

and then all the musical elitists will turn on them once they gain some popularity.

But pitchfork never hyped them

fatbastard

08-24-2009, 05:20 AM

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SDsoldier7

08-24-2009, 06:54 AM

did anyone catch their dj set in the dome?

fatbastard

08-24-2009, 01:09 PM

I went to see this band last night in Pomona.

Back in April of this year, I had discussed with a friend about seeing them at the Troubadour on that Monday before Coachella but it didnít work out.

I later signed up to pick up some friends at their hotel on that following Sunday at Coachella. Our plan was to get to the polo fields no later than 3:00PM to catch their set. Iím proud to say that we were only ONE HOUR LATE. Granted, this was a group that no one would have given me fair odds to appear before 6:00PM. I shrugged it off as ďoh wellĒ and kept to my schedule of seeing as many bands as I could.

I am now kicking myself in the ass.

I was not feeling the first opening group last night (sorry). The second act was a few minutes shorter than the first. His set could best be described as a combination of The Waterboy, Andy Kaufman, and a Coppola crew member working on Apocalypse Now. He was actually FF's roadie, who spent at least 35 minutes checking, adjusting, confirming, re-checking, laying out water bottles, laying out towels, and re-re-checking everything. He even escorted the band onto the partially lit stage with a flashlight and motioned which direction for them to walk.

So Friendly Fires come on and began with Lovesick (they also have two horn players last night). The lead singer breaks out into this hardcore jockish/ghey shoulder type of dance that was fucking hilarious. But he didnít stop. He was totally serious about those moves and kept them up the entire night. Guess what happens next? Iím trying to imitate him halfway through the first song. I seen the bass player make eye contact with the drummer and tilt his head toward the lead singer with the look of ďthere he fucking goes againĒ. What a thrill it was to see this caliber of a band in such an intimate venue.

Glasshouse, Iím letting you and Pomona off easy. Please notify people in advance if they need to bring their own soap, toilet paper, and seat covers for the restrooms. Pomona Police Department, God Bless America.

Anyways, I love guitarists that are technically part of the band but they appear to become incoherent at certain points and it seems like itís only them and their instrument: isolated and enthralled into their task at hand, occasionally coming into conscience to show they are still there. Well done sir (nice haircut). My wrists are hurting just thinking at the pace that the drummer kept last night. I always assumed that the percussions in this band were driven by drum machine. Nope, they had a real guy there. Loved your drum fills, canít get a machine to improvise. Bass player in the back, youíre too fucking short, I could not catch everything you were doing. Nothing went wrong, good job.

I left work on Friday with the flu and had been in bed since. What a surprise and treat last night was. I went to sleep high on their energy.

boarderwoozel3

09-03-2009, 08:36 PM

Yep, they're pretty damn good live. Had the pleasure of seeing them with White Lies a few days before Coachella last year. Top show.

ZackQ

09-04-2009, 08:26 AM

That lead singers hips gyrate non stop through the entire set. He was one of the sweatiest singers I've ever seen at Coachella...and he wasn't in bad shape...and he was in a tent. Just goes to show, it's hard work to move like that.

joppy-slow

09-12-2009, 10:48 PM

I went to see this band last night in Pomona.

Back in April of this year, I had discussed with a friend about seeing them at the Troubadour on that Monday before Coachella but it didnít work out.

I later signed up to pick up some friends at their hotel on that following Sunday at Coachella. Our plan was to get to the polo fields no later than 3:00PM to catch their set. Iím proud to say that we were only ONE HOUR LATE. Granted, this was a group that no one would have given me fair odds to appear before 6:00PM. I shrugged it off as ďoh wellĒ and kept to my schedule of seeing as many bands as I could.

I am now kicking myself in the ass.

I was not feeling the first opening group last night (sorry). The second act was a few minutes shorter than the first. His set could best be described as a combination of The Waterboy, Andy Kaufman, and a Coppola crew member working on Apocalypse Now. He was actually FF's roadie, who spent at least 35 minutes checking, adjusting, confirming, re-checking, laying out water bottles, laying out towels, and re-re-checking everything. He even escorted the band onto the partially lit stage with a flashlight and motioned which direction for them to walk.

So Friendly Fires come on and began with Lovesick (they also have two horn players last night). The lead singer breaks out into this hardcore jockish/ghey shoulder type of dance that was fucking hilarious. But he didnít stop. He was totally serious about those moves and kept them up the entire night. Guess what happens next? Iím trying to imitate him halfway through the first song. I seen the bass player make eye contact with the drummer and tilt his head toward the lead singer with the look of ďthere he fucking goes againĒ. What a thrill it was to see this caliber of a band in such an intimate venue.

Glasshouse, Iím letting you and Pomona off easy. Please notify people in advance if they need to bring their own soap, toilet paper, and seat covers for the restrooms. Pomona Police Department, God Bless America.

Anyways, I love guitarists that are technically part of the band but they appear to become incoherent at certain points and it seems like itís only them and their instrument: isolated and enthralled into their task at hand, occasionally coming into conscience to show they are still there. Well done sir (nice haircut). My wrists are hurting just thinking at the pace that the drummer kept last night. I always assumed that the percussions in this band were driven by drum machine. Nope, they had a real guy there. Loved your drum fills, canít get a machine to improvise. Bass player in the back, youíre too fucking short, I could not catch everything you were doing. Nothing went wrong, good job.

I left work on Friday with the flu and had been in bed since. What a surprise and treat last night was. I went to sleep high on their energy.

great review fatbastard.. did anyone see their DJ set at coachella? i just remember seeing them posted on the Dome line up also..

normalone75

09-13-2009, 07:11 PM

Friendly Fires were in my top 4 or 5 , of Coach, 2009. My reccomendation, dont hang with those that might hold you back from someone you might really want to see... They fucking rocked!

TheCutestBoyAlive

10-03-2009, 06:49 PM

saw them at glasshouse with some lame band called phenomenal hand clap band. great live show. they had a brass section with them

luckycortney

10-12-2009, 06:53 PM

I love friendly fires! ...they were my favorite from coachella 2009.

DFrank

02-09-2010, 03:29 AM

Blah. I hate myself for not seeing them last year. Love these guys. And the ghey dance moves Ed does.

mickflyy

02-09-2010, 11:26 AM

yeah, taking the mic away from your mouth during certain parts of songs so no one can tell you are not that good is so cool

fuck frankie

02-09-2010, 04:05 PM

yeah, taking the mic away from your mouth during certain parts of songs so no one can tell you are not that good is so cool

and by that you mean it's not cool, right? yeah. FFs would be a lot better with an Autotune. get with the times Ed! live shows are about perfect pitch, not fun. when you take that mic two inches away from your mouth those 4 times i've seen you live...it made me want to puke!

DFrank

02-09-2010, 04:31 PM

yeah, taking the mic away from your mouth during certain parts of songs so no one can tell you are not that good is so cool

Yes can you please stick that mic deep in your mouth for me? No no, like this:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/134/323541360_3af874ddd6_o.jpg

mickflyy

02-10-2010, 12:29 AM

and by that you mean it's not cool, right? yeah. FFs would be a lot better with an Autotune. get with the times Ed! live shows are about perfect pitch, not fun. when you take that mic two inches away from your mouth those 4 times i've seen you live...it made me want to puke!

he totally blew during "Paris" last coachella perfromance

fatbastard

02-10-2011, 06:10 AM

...

tessalasset

02-10-2011, 09:15 AM

Your review could have easily been used for last night's show at the Roxy as well.

Mak Attack

02-10-2011, 10:16 AM

Did they play any new material?

luckyface

02-10-2011, 10:47 AM

Did they play any new material?

The majority of what was played was new material. I would say about 7 of the 12 songs on the setlist were new. It created an interesting environment where the crowd didn't seem to totally get into the show. I thought they were good, but the show lacked a little something from the last show of theirs I saw.

fatbastard

02-10-2011, 11:09 AM

Your review could have easily been used for last night's show at the Roxy as well.

You were wearing a read top huh? Thought that was you. I was wearing the 4XL Mr Bubbles t-shirt.

heyeric

02-10-2011, 11:11 AM

FUCK FUCK FUCK! I am so upset that I had to sell my ticket for this show. I really wanted to be there to hear the new material, which is the only reason I had originally bought a ticket, it was more of a showcase type set.

fatbastard

02-10-2011, 11:13 AM

The majority of what was played was new material. I would say about 7 of the 12 songs on the setlist were new. It created an interesting environment where the crowd didn't seem to totally get into the show. I thought they were good, but the show lacked a little something from the last show of theirs I saw.

No disrespect intended, but I thought last night showed how much they have improved. The re-working of their popular hits were just as good, if not better. It appeared as if they intended to do this in order to help intoduce the new material in a more streamline manner.

fatbastard

02-10-2011, 11:14 AM

FUCK FUCK FUCK! I am so upset that I had to sell my ticket for this show. I really wanted to be there to hear the new material, which is the only reason I had originally bought a ticket, it was more of a showcase type set.

Sorry for the non-reply. They guy I was going to buy the ticket for decided not to go at the last minute.

Voodoo Hipster

02-10-2011, 11:19 AM

I enjoyed the show last night...My only issue with the show in general was the inconsistant set list, it just didnt flow very good, the songs were good but the flow of the show was strange. Also the sound mix was just off.

luckyface

02-10-2011, 11:28 AM

No disrespect intended, but I thought last night showed how much they have improved. The re-working of their popular hits were just as good, if not better. It appeared as if they intended to do this in order to help intoduce the new material in a more streamline manner.

Not factoring in my issues with the venue's sound, I thought they sounded great as a band and I liked the arrangements, so my critique is not centered on the band or their setlist. It is the other aspects of the show. The crowd didn't seem too into it from where I was (I was in the middle of the stage, closer to the back, and it seemed very tame; lots of standing around) and the sound seemed muffled the whole night. Whether this contributed to the band's energy, I don't know. It seemed the lead singer was not too thrilled with the lack of crowd movement. I also thought the band's energy only came in smaller spurts, which was very different than the last show of theirs I caught. It could have been nerves with the new material though, who knows? But I missed his spazzing out this time.

Overall, good show. I think the new stuff has a lot of potential and am still looking forward to catching them in June.

tessalasset

02-10-2011, 02:48 PM

You were wearing a read top huh? Thought that was you. I was wearing the 4XL Mr Bubbles t-shirt.

Aww you should have said hi! I don't know what you look like. I also didn't even realize you live in LA. For some reason I thought you lived in Phoenix.

Rocke I totally forgot you were going to be there. I would have looked out for you. I was up almost touching the stage a little left of center for the first two bands (stupid Not-Muse), and then during the 40 minute wait between sets I got super claustrophobic and felt like I was going to either throw up or faint, so I unfortunately left and went to the bar in the back to watch it and drink water. Which is fine, cause it's such a small venue anyway. No one was really dancing at all back there. It seemed like only the first handful of rows were. But I agree, Ed didn't seem as enthusiastic as he has in the past. I'm really excited to hear their new recorded material tho.

COACHILLA

02-10-2011, 09:19 PM

good show last night, I didnt expect Fostr the People to open

I was at the far right, upfront of the drummer smoking some kush

I enjoy hearing the new shit and a mix of the first album

luckyface

02-10-2011, 09:44 PM

Aww you should have said hi! I don't know what you look like. I also didn't even realize you live in LA. For some reason I thought you lived in Phoenix.

Rocke I totally forgot you were going to be there. I would have looked out for you. I was up almost touching the stage a little left of center for the first two bands (stupid Not-Muse), and then during the 40 minute wait between sets I got super claustrophobic and felt like I was going to either throw up or faint, so I unfortunately left and went to the bar in the back to watch it and drink water. Which is fine, cause it's such a small venue anyway. No one was really dancing at all back there. It seemed like only the first handful of rows were. But I agree, Ed didn't seem as enthusiastic as he has in the past. I'm really excited to hear their new recorded material tho.

I was looking for you the whole show. I thought maybe you didn't go. One of these days we will have to meet up again. It has been too long!

jgafs

02-10-2011, 09:47 PM

I dug the new stuff.
Ed is bananas.

fuck frankie

02-11-2011, 05:39 PM

i was a little worried after seeing the setlist, but it ended up being a great show. i loved all the new songs to some degree. got to dance with Ed twice and he basically had his cock in my wife's mouth the whole night

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HandBanana

03-23-2011, 10:21 AM

New track is firey fire

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Danny

03-23-2011, 03:37 PM

Now theyre getting announced for other fests really makes me wonder why theyre not at Coachella this year, must of been just a little too early :(

Gribbz

03-23-2011, 03:45 PM

Chumpy song.

Too bad... I really enjoyed their first album.

icedKeg

06-10-2011, 01:18 AM

They're on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic this morning, Friday 6/10. Then playing the Music Box tonight!

casey

06-10-2011, 07:46 AM

I had priority tickets to see them at Jimmy Kimmel yesterday but I had to give them up! Lame! I'll be seeing them at Lolla in a couple of months though. I haven't seen them since Nov. 2009.

concertgoer

06-10-2011, 08:17 AM

So excited to be seeing them at Lolla and Langerado
I also really hope that they play Coachella 2012

spence

06-11-2011, 12:55 AM

They were really good tonight, the lead singers voice translates well live and he really makes it a party from on stage